The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-11-23

WHAT THE GESENiAI. ASSEMBLY, MIST
kOOS CuSSiDLR.

Measures Likely to Como upin the PIeseu
session-Worl, Enough 80 Give tho I.cpi
lature Plenty To DO frr Some Iitlo Tim,
COLOMBIA, November l9.-Thc scssioI
OF the State LcgiulaLura commences OF
Tuesday next. Tho meetings Of tli
body have, for Bomc years past, attractc,
much attention from tho people OF tn,
State. 1t is safe @ say that at no ;im,
has there been more done in the way O
mapping out work for the General a.
semb'y than has been done by writcrs
speakers and newspapers during the ra,
six months. OF coursc it is not cxpccfc,
that the Lcgilaturo shall consider all til,
suggestions offered to the extent o!
formulating each in bill to be acted on
IN the committee room. But there are
some matters on which, by general con.
sont, the body Will be expected to pass
And these matters, with tho migccIlou,.
Gus business incident to every session,
will keep the two houses busy for the
thlrty-thrco days between the day Of
meeting and Christmas. \ rcnsScn6iinc
OF the boIy, after short holiday, is not
improbable.
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college, modelled on that Of Mississippi.
and altogether distinct from tho Str,h
Carolina College. This matter was d;s.
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TIE AG"I'uNrrNM 'FrhhTMrNr
The reorganization Of the state y.
partmcnt OF ASricutura was urged upon
the Legislature by the Farmers Associa-
tlon that met here during Fair Week Of
last year. The Legislature dId not ADOPT
the sugge om OF that body. The mos.
radical change proposed is that th,
Board of Agriculture shall be nominated
Tin effect chosen by the state Eumcrs'
Association. Inc powers of the BuMd
are TO DO ehhrSeo, ana steps taken 10
agricultural iut,,,,ia Tho Ir;,ni. nf
tho changc maintain that if viii serve ia
LopulariZc the Department and brine If
in closer commune ,iion with the FINN
ers themselves. The oppournls copt,ud
that the Board, rs heretofore constituted
has done good work for the State, and
that the proposed chances win not Ln
for the better.
These two reforms NAV esnil to cam.
stitute the leading. ii not the only. su,t-
pestions now urged by tLc Gricnls Of t.r
farmers movement" Iho Farmers
Association is TO meet here on Che LIST
December, and it is expected that lie
body will take steps {, make known i,s
wishes upon both promotions.
In connection with The Department Of
Agriculture it may bo prOncr to mention
that the tclm OF the incumbent Cornmis.
sioner of Agriculturo, Col. 4. Il. Butlcr,
is about to expire, and his successor
must be chosen ut the approaching Sos.
sion. 1t is expected that he will stand
for re. election. Col NJ. H. Donaldson,
of Grecr,illc, has been nominated for
tie position The Legislature viii be
called upon to decide between these two
and perhaps others also.
THE TAX sysTcN,
Our laws Tor the assessment ana col
lection OF state and county taxes have
commanded public attention more or
less for ten years past Ihc Legislature
attempted some improvements, but, hnd-
ing these inAdeqatc, referred tho matter
to commission. INC commission made
al elaborate Iepoft' but the Act th.eIy
recommended was hhctichohlouSly XIII